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A photograph of a long hall where a row of young women in orange and white garments sit on the floor with palms pressed together in namaste, facing rows of banana leaves set with small steel cups and orange flower offerings. An older woman in a red blouse and green saree stands at left, while a man in white and another person in white bend along the row serving food from steel bowls onto the leaves. A framed portrait with garlands sits at the upper left, and a sink is visible at the right.

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A seated group of young women and girls in white dresses with orange shawls sits in rows on the floor of a hall, hands pressed together in prayer. Leaf plates with orange flower petals and small steel cups are laid out in front of them. Two women in the centre serve from metal bowls: one in a red shawl and green sari pours or offers food from a bowl, while another in a gold sari bends forward to place offerings on the leaves. Behind them stands a framed picture of a deity in orange with garlands, and a brass kalasha lota sits on the floor near the front row. The room has white plastic chairs stacked at the right, a sink, and a window.2008-01-14A seated group of devotees in a plain whitewashed hall eats a meal served on banana leaves set in a long row along the floor. Most wear white dhotis or skirts with orange shawls and some have rudraksha malas. Several sit with palms pressed together in prayer. Steel tumblers and paper cups sit beside each leaf, and a man in white with an orange shawl pours water from a steel bucket at the left. Bamboo poles with orange flags stand against the wall behind them.2008-01-12January 14 20082008-01-14A seated communal meal in a bare whitewashed hall with tube lights and windows. Rows of people sit on mats, many in white clothes with saffron-orange shawls draped over their shoulders, eating from green banana leaves with small steel cups. Several attendants in white and one woman in a yellow-green sari move between the rows carrying vessels; a large steel pot and a copper jug sit on the floor. Bamboo poles with saffron-orange flags stand in the room. At the back, a framed photograph of a saffron-robed figure is displayed on a stand with flowers, and a printed banner with text hangs on the wall. The scene resembles an annadan style meal with devotees seated for prasad.2008-01-14A long seated meal in a plain white hall with a concrete floor and high windows. Rows of devotees sit cross-legged on the floor in white clothes with orange shawls draped over their shoulders, facing banana leaves laid end to end, each holding small mounds of food and steel cups of water. In the background a woman with grey hair in an orange shawl holds a large steel bowl, and another woman in a white sari with a red border bends forward carrying a bowl to serve. A framed picture hangs on the left wall, and a brass kalasha-style vessel sits on a leaf. Several long bamboo poles with orange cloth tied to them stand in the foreground, and a small figure in white sits near a rug at the far end of the room. Counting visible seated and standing people gives more than twenty.2008-01-12Indoor hall with white walls, tall windows and stacked white plastic chairs. Devotees sit cross-legged on white cloth and mats. A man in the left foreground wears an orange robe and sits on a red-and-white mat, serving food from a steel bowl onto a banana leaf. Nearby, a woman in an orange shawl over white clothing with gold border holds out her hands to receive food, wearing bangles and a beaded necklace. Other people in white garments sit along the right, and banana-leaf plates of rice and sides lie on the floor. A stainless-steel sink unit stands at the left wall.2008-01-12January 14 20082008-01-14August 21 20062006-08-21January 12 20082008-01-12Photograph of a long hall with a row of grey folding tables where women sit on chairs eating from green leaf plates. Several women in the foreground wear white saris with orange shawls, one in a pink sari; a man in white clothes stands at the left end of the tables. Plain beige walls and a purple logo circle with a white bird appear on the wall.Indoor hall with white walls, tube lights and yellow-tinted windows. Devotees in white clothes with orange shawls sit and stand on striped mats around low tables holding banana leaves heaped with rice, vegetables and sweets, and steel bowls of food. A woman in a white sari with orange shawl eats from a leaf, a seated figure in orange robes sits at left, and a bearded man in orange stands center. A water dispenser stands at left wall. Several people are partially visible at the edges.2008-01-12October 12 20062006-10-12